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Demonstrators gather in Montreal to mark three-year anniversary of Oct. 7 attack

  • On Wednesday, October 7, 2026, communities worldwide marked the third anniversary of the Hamas-led attack on Israel, which killed around 1,200 people and resulted in 251 hostages taken on October 7, 2023.
  • Since the 2023 attack, Israel has launched a retaliatory campaign in Gaza that has killed more than 74,000 Palestinians, leaving families of victims grappling with deep, lasting trauma.
  • Nova Music Festival survivors Eliya Cohen and Ziv Abud shared their survival story in Boston, while Raquel Look, mother of Montrealer Alexandre Look, described the anniversary weekend as "excruciatingly painful."
  • Sheffield City Council leader Coun Fran Belbin reaffirmed the council's support for a two-state solution, while Eliaz Luf, Israel's consul general in Montreal, emphasized remembrance's importance for the global community.
  • Rabbi Lisa Grushcow reflected that the attack fundamentally changed life for Jewish Montrealers, urging non-Jewish communities to foster mutual understanding and avoid polarization three years after this watershed moment.
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Barnet Post broke the news on Wednesday, October 7, 2026.
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